"So how many Eevee have you trained in total?" Lu Li asked, giving voice to his curiosity.
"Eight, one for each type," Yao Yifei said, proudly showing off.
Lu Li wore an 'I knew it' expression.
Lu Li asked, "These Eevee aren't very strong, are they?"
Yao Yifei nodded dejectedly and said, "The strongest is my starter Pokémon, the Sylveon. It's already at the peak of the Gym Leader level. Second is the Espeon you saw, at the early Gym Leader level. The rest are just Elite level."
Lu Li retorted speechlessly, "So are you an Eevee trainer or a Flying-type trainer?"
Yao Yifei didn't mind Lu Li's remark and instead complained, "Unfortunately, there isn't a single type called Eevee among the eighteen types, so I'm a Flying-type trainer."
Lu Li: "6"
Yao Yifei announced, "You've passed my test. I'll go back and handle some Gym matters first. If nothing unexpected happens, I should start protecting you personally from the day after tomorrow."
Lu Li nodded.
Yao Yifei was indeed a busy person. It was already difficult for her to spare the time to protect him until he went to college.
Before leaving, Yao Yifei didn't forget to remind him, "By the way, this year's college entrance examination competition is a bit special. If you can make it into the top ten in the Asian League, the Kyushu region will reward you. If you can win the championship, you might even get a pseudo-legendary Pokémon."
Lu Li nodded thoughtfully.
The fact that the Kyushu region was giving out rewards bypassing the Asian League had some subtle political implications.
Although he knew that there were constant disputes within the Asian League, Lu Li really didn't expect things to have escalated to this point. The conflict between the Kyushu region and the Asian League was even starting to become public.
However, the attraction of a pseudo-legendary Pokémon was still quite significant. As long as it wasn't a pseudo-legendary with congenital deficiencies, their growth floor was at least Gym Leader level, and on average, even Elite Four level.
For the sake of a pseudo-legendary, being a bit high-profile wasn't a bad thing.
After Yao Yifei left, Lu Li also departed.
This Sky Garden Cafe was quite poetic, and the environment was nice, but all of that was just fleeting for Lu Li.
Appreciating the scenery wasn't as good as training.
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"Failed? Feiyuan, that idiot! It's one thing to get himself killed, but he also exposed our purpose. That bastard deserves to die!"
The assassin hidden in Nandou City instantly lost his composure upon learning that Guangdao Feiyuan's assassination had failed.
A seasoned Elite-level trainer in his forties was defeated by a rookie trainer? How dare he call himself a trainer with that level of skill?
Even if that trainer was at the Elite level, you're still the most bizarre Ghost-type trainer! How can you fail to assassinate a novice? Changqi Tongzhi felt that Feiyuan had definitely become complacent after coming to the Kyushu region.
Now, the assassination had failed, and the target had a protector, and a Gym Leader-level one at that.
How was he supposed to carry out the subsequent plan?
Although he was a Gym Leader-level trainer, he was only in the middle to lower ranks. How could he fight against a Gym Leader-level trainer who had become a protector because their potential had been exhausted?
He had watched Lu Li's matches in Nandou City. Even as an enemy, Changqi Tongzhi had to admit that the boy named Lu Li was truly gifted.
At least their Yamato region had never had such a genius. Most importantly, he heard that the guy was also a breeder!
If the other party could go far on both the breeder and trainer paths, he would definitely be a Champion-level prospect!
If the Kyushu region had one more Champion-level trainer, that would be a major event that could affect the entire world's situation.
If they could nip this bud in the early stage, what a great honor and feat that would be.
As the saying goes, one man's hero is another man's villain.
Before the War of Truth, the Kyushu region and the Yamato region had a blood feud. Most importantly, the political situation in the Asian League had been delicate recently.
The huge Asian League was on the verge of collapse. What would happen if the Kyushu region wanted to settle accounts with the Yamato region after the Asian League disintegrated?
If Lu Li, this future Champion, really became a Champion and then turned into a sharp blade piercing the heart of the Yamato region, would they regret it in the future?
Regret not nipping that boy in the bud?
"Absolutely not! I won't accept that kind of future!" The more Changqi Tongzhi thought about it, the more terrified he became, muttering to himself as if he was trying to convince himself, or as if he was negotiating with fate.
The angrier Changqi Tongzhi became, the more he couldn't help but curse, "Damn it! Feiyuan, that idiot! This old man, an evil trainer, wasn't even considered an assassination!"
After venting his anger, Changqi Tongzhi reported what had happened in Nandou City to his superiors.
Soon, new instructions arrived.
[Abandon the assassination and go to the western city of the Kyushu region. A reserve Ideal Envoy has also appeared there. Kill the target at all costs!]
Changqi Tongzhi's pupils shrank as he looked at the content of the email: "A new Ideal Envoy is about to be born? And from Kyushu?"
At that moment, the mere possibility of becoming a Champion was no longer worth mentioning.
The reserve Ideal Envoy was the real threat.
You must know that in the previous War of Truth, their Yamato region had defected from the beginning. They were clearly a force within the Eastern Hemisphere Ideal Alliance, but in the end, they stood on the side of the Real Federation.
Now that the Ideal Envoy had made a comeback, once the Ideal Envoy summoned the Ideal Dragon, perhaps the first thing they would do was offer their Yamato region as a sacrifice to the dragon.
The mere thought of such a thing sent chills down one's spine.
Changqi Tongzhi also understood his superiors' orders. A mere Champion prospect was indeed not as important as the possibility of an Ideal Envoy, even if it was just a reserve.
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Qu Family.
"Interesting! Too interesting." Qu Suxin narrowed her eyes as she looked at the information in her hand, her eyes full of mockery.
A reserve Ideal Envoy had actually appeared in the western region, that is, a wielder of Ideal Power. What was Lu Li then?
Qu Suxin smiled playfully and asked, "Do you think this information is true?"
"There is no need to doubt the authenticity of the information. The Alliance has verified it, and Mr. Champion has also personally confirmed it," the butler next to her replied calmly.
Qu Suxin asked thoughtfully, "That boy named Rein seems to have also participated in this year's college entrance examination, right?"
"Yes."
"Do you think that little guy has awakened Ideal Power yet?" Qu Suxin continued to ask.
The female butler did not answer directly, but calmly narrated, "According to the latest information, he kicked an Elite-level trainer to death with one kick, and the front of his face was completely shattered, and he also directly defeated a Ghost-type trainer who was good at assassination."
Qu Suxin was silent upon hearing this.
After a moment, Qu Suxin complained, "This method is a bit bloody. On the contrary, he is more like a Real Envoy."
The female butler just smiled and did not respond.
